I agree with John Blaze on this one. Although Facebook is a good networking tool, it will probably lead to the death of interpersonal communication skills of the youth. Sad when people try to contact you and wonder why you never responded to their facebook post. Pick up the telephone people!

It's already too late regarding the youth forgetting how to communicate. I work with 150 young people, mostly in their twenties and they have obvious gaps in their verbal communication skills. Its kind of weird.

As far as Facebook, I have met many artists across the world and heard music I would never have known about. I truly love my experiences on FB however each site and message board has its own value. I post things here I would never post there.

May I recommend that you use both the "phorum" here and Facebook as sources to compile the readers requests
for artists to appear for SNWMF 2013? Some folks already know about Facebook policy reversals concerning privacy
issues, ownership of media, and opt-outs for marketing.

That being said, here's Mr. Bassie's picks for 2013. Cheers to Warren and Co.

May I recommend that you use both the "phorum" here and Facebook as sources to compile the readers requests
for artists to appear for SNWMF 2013? Some folks already know about Facebook policy reversals concerning privacy
issues, ownership of media, and opt-outs for marketing.

That being said, here's Mr. Bassie's picks for 2013. Cheers to Warren and Co.

Quotenomotrouble
Facebook is a great way for all those you thought you had left behind in your life to track you down.

Agree with Nomo on this, facebook is an amazing tool to stay in touch with people who would not be apart of my everyday life. Not living in the bay area anymore I have fallen out of touch with a lot of people and joined FB about a year ago and do enjoy being able to see whats going on in peoples lives that i would never keep up with otherwise. It has also been a good tool to help me meet people in the surrounding area of Bend, OR that are interested in the same things I am. I have met some awesome people in the last year with the help of FB.

So hard to vote for just one on that list. Looks like Taurus Riley has the early lead with 21% followed by Damien Marley with 20%. My vote went to Midnite but I would really like to see Riley and Alpha Blondy. I thought that a Marley would never play at SNWMF so I am surprised to see Damiens name on there.

Wow I just peeped the results. Damien is winning, but Tarrus is 2nd? Really? And Midnite is behind SOJA, Groundation, and tied with "The Green"? WTF? Guess I'm getting old, no one appreciates real roots & culture anymore.

You are obviously a person of great perception and taste. :*) Thanks for your support of the "dream" picks for
SNWMF 2013. I've noticed that the hard core posters here are more apt than not to just post their picks for
Reggae performers. There is nothing wrong with this at all. I'm hoping that these picks will encourage others
to expand their knowledge and appreciation for all world music artists. Again, this is just a small sample of all
the incredible music around us.